Tag Archives: Dolphin Hunting
18Dec
Horror in The Cove as Striped Dolphins Slaughtered
December 18, 2015, Taiji, Japan: When the first of two boats began to make their way back to the harbor, it seemed as if
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17Dec
Risso’s Pod No Match for Taiji Hunters
December 18, 2015, Taiji, Japan: After 16 days of dolphins being able to swim free and safe past the infamous cove, the read more
10Dec
Angels Among Us
It is with very mixed emotions that I visit the Taiji Whale Museum, a captive display minutes from where dolphins are both read more
08Dec
04Dec
Lives Forever Destroyed in Taiji
During the early morning of Thursday, November 19, my fellow cove monitor, Vicki Kiely and I followed our usual routine of monitoring the read more
24Nov
Former Dolphin Hunter Successfully Petitions UNESCO
Having spent years attempting to get the dolphin drive hunts in Futo, Japan officially disbanded, Izumi Ishii has successfully petitioned the United Nations Educational,
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23Nov
Sale of Mercury-Laden Dolphin Meat Continues Despite Dangers
Even as far back as 2007, Taiji's elected officials admitted they "...had found extremely high mercury and methylmercury levels in samples of read more
22Nov
Pilot Whales Meet Tragic End in Taiji
Update #4, FINAL – November 22, 2015, Taiji, Japan: The level of cruelty witnessed these past, four days should be unspeakable. As I
read moreTen Thousand Voices Needed for the Dolphins
I want you to get up right now, sit up, go to your windows, open them and stick your head out and read more
21Nov
Taiji Dolphin Brutality Continues
Update #3 – November 21, 2015, Taiji, Japan: I watched as a youngster kept rubbing its little body against one of the
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